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Oversee

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

v. To watch over and direct; supervise. See Synonyms at supervise.

v. To subject to scrutiny; examine or inspect.

v. To survey, look at something in a wide angle.

v. To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.

v. To inspect, examine

v. To fail to see; to overlook, ignore.

v. To observe secretly or unintentionally.

v. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook{2}.

v. To omit or neglect seeing; to overlook{5}.

v. To see unintentionally or unexpectedly; -- the visual analogy to overhear.

verb-intransitive. To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived.

To look over; superintend; overlook; take care of; look out for.

To revise.

To pass unheeded; omit; neglect; overlook.

To be tipsy; be intoxicated.

To omit or neglect to see; overlook.

v. watch and direct

"This caseworker had about 100 cases to oversee, which is four times the recommended number."

oversaw overseed overseeing overseen oversees

to be overseen overlook overwatch

overseen oversaw overhear

oversight overseer

Words with the same meaning

superintend direct overlook supervise overseer